Liotyphlops ternetzii, also known commonly as Ternetz's blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Anomalepididae.[1][2][3] The species is endemic to South America.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Anomalepididae |
| Genus: | Liotyphlops |
| Species: | L. ternetzii
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| Liotyphlops ternetzii (Boulenger, 1896)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, ternetzii, is in honor of ichthyologist Carl Ternetz (born 1870).[4]
Geographic range edit
L. ternetzii is found in northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Brazil.[1][2] The record from Suriname (as Liotyphlops incertus) is questionable.[2]
Habitat and ecology edit
The natural habitats of L. ternetzii are grassland, savanna, and gallery forest, at altitudes of 200–1,000 m (660–3,280 ft). It is a fossorial species that preys predominantly upon insects, particularly ants and termites.[1]
Description edit
L. ternetzii measure 88–413 mm (3.5–16.3 in) in total length (including tail).[2]
Reproduction edit
L. ternetzii is oviparous.[1][2] An adult female may lay a clutch of 2–7 eggs.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g Nogueira, C. de C.; Williams, J.; Fitzgerald, L.; Arzamendia, V.; Scrocchi, G. (2019). "Liotyphlops ternetzii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T203201A2762069. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T203201A2762069.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Liotyphlops ternetzii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 October 2023.
- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liotyphlops ternetzii, p. 263).
Further reading edit
- Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III. ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Helminthophis ternetzii, new species, p. 584).
- Dixon JR, Kofron CP (1983). "The Central and South American Anomalepid [sic] Snakes of the Genus Liotyphlops ". Amphibia-Reptilia 4 (2): 241–264. (Liotyphlops ternetzii, p. 255).
- Freiberg MA (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Liotyphlops ternetzii, p. 86).
- Marra Santos FJ (2023). "A new species of the genus Liotyphlops Peters, 1881 (Serpentes, Anomalepididae) from Colombia, and the synonymization of Liotyphlops beui (Amaral, 1924) with Liotyphlops ternetzii (Boulenger, 1896)". ZooKeys 1146: 87–114.